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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,787,065
Children (Under Age 18)
448,201
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$60,999
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
32
Total People Living In Poverty
195,984
Poverty Rate
11.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
31
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
58,188
Child Poverty Rate
13.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
35
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
493,113
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
62,688
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
9.6%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
22,202
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.4%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
14.1%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
70,903
Free and Reduced-Price Students
50,813
Paid Students
20,090
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
-3.5%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
55.0
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
32
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
13,870
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$4,028,683
Number of Schools Participating
669
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
95.8
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$18,467,758
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
151,271
Free and Reduced-Price Students
92,404
Paid Students
58,867
Number of Schools Participating
698
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$53,050,239
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
16,154
July Summer Food Service Participation
15,601
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
553
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-29.8%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
18.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
10
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
18,110
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$1,580,700
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
58
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
236
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$3,628,014
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
135,922
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-35.8%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$118
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
79.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
35
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
79.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
56.7%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$16,076,519
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
31,000
Women
7,295
Infants
7,390
Children
16,315
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-32.9%
Federal Funding for WIC
$24,222,808
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
145
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
1,347
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-27.7%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
251
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
10,362
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
32.6%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$7,737,327
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$1,211,231
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$692,108
Administrative Funding
$320,100
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
2,194
Federal Funding for CSFP
$677,952
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$7.25
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
No
Refundable (Yes/No)
N/A
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
2,941
Adults
69
Children
2,872
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$309
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$7,870,953
